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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7306

31 January 2008
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Harassment Claims

witness testimony:PSYCHOLOGICAL, INVESTIGATIVE AND EVIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES
Edited by Anthony Heaton-Armstrong, Eric Shepherd, Gisli Gudjonsson and David Wolchover / Oxford University Press /
RRP £49.95 / 496 pages

The Nearest Relative Handbook

David Hewitt / Jessica Kingsley publishers / RRP £17.99 /
191 pages

Criminal Procedure (Amendment No 3) Rules 2007 (SI 2007/3662)

The prison population currently stands at over 81,000—roughly double what it was a mere 15 years ago. On present projections, in a few years’ time it will be over 100,000.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has made the first use of its powers to prosecute two individuals for insider dealing.

Holiday Blues, Expert Appointments, Drug Problem

Small and medium-sized firms will be “disadvantaged disproportion­ately” by the new legal discipli­nary practice (LDP) provisions of the Legal Services Act, the Legal Services Policy Institute claims.

C v D [2007] EWCA Civ 1282, [2007] All ER (D) 61 (Dec)

The courts are adopting an inconsistent approach to cohabitee disputes, says Sarah Greer

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—four appointments

Birketts—four appointments

Firm expands partnership with four lateral hires across key practice areas

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

NEWS
Serial sperm donor Robert Albon has lost his bid for a declaration of paternity, ‘on the ground that to grant it would manifestly be contrary to public policy’
The government is considering wholesale reform of consumer class actions—the ‘opt-out’ collective claims certified by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT)
A ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’ may have taken place at PM Law involving the improper removal and misuse of about £39.5m of client funds, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will invest in technology to catch tech-reliant fraudsters and handle voluminous case materials
Law firms enjoyed rapid growth in 2025, according to a Financial Benchmarking Survey, published by the Law Society last week
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